That’s been the major question behind Simon Schama’s new series over the past ... “People need to think of art and culture not as an add-on, but as a difference between cultural life and ...

Simon Schama speaks to three influential artists and activists, who share the motivations behind their art and activism and their perspectives on the state of the world today. Show more While ...

Art and culture define us - but in an age of change, who are we now? In divided times, Simon Schama asks whether art, music and words can be the threads that bind us together.

Simon Schama speaks to three influential artists and activists, who share the motivations behind their art and activism and their perspectives on the state of the world today. Show more Simon ...

Simon Schama reflects on a life in culture - and its enduring power in shaping our world. From The Handmaid's Tale to The Thick of It, how has art defined what matters to us all?

Simon Schama explores the elixir of rebellion and the idea – so powerful in the words and images of William Blake – that imaginative passion can conquer mechanical logic and create an art for ...

(JTA) — British Jewish historian Simon ... Schama was born in London to an Ashkenazi Jewish mother and a Sephardi Jewish father. He currently lives in New York, where he teaches history and art ...

Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture, revealing the stories behind the most compelling images in British art and examining the ways portraiture is used to make a statement.